A question I get asked alot is 'Hey Hugh, listen... where do you hear about all this music?' Ha! I say, patronisingly, the answer my friend, is not so simple. Or is it? Well yes I guess, the internet. But where on the internet? Well, I'm going to tell you now. Here are, in my opinion, the best resources to find out about great music, old and especially new.
BOLACHAS GRATIS -
bolachasgratis.baywords.com
Bolachas Gratis is your one stop blog shop for pretty much everything thats just be newly leaked/released. It averages something like 5 new posts per DAY. It also posts great summaries, so if you haven't heard of an artist, you get a good gauge of what they will be like. Essential.
PITCHFORK MEDIA -
www.pitchfork.com
Yep, where would I be without Pitchfork, reviews Monday to Friday, interviews, features, news, its professional music journalism that can be pretentious; but can almost kick start a bands career. When Pitchfork dishes out a best new music award, you know its going to be a solid release.
AT EASE COMMUNITY - www.ateaseweb.com
Sure, its Radiohead fansite. But look further. The 'other' music thread inside the ateaseweb message board is an absolute must for any music fan. Not only will you find threads devoted to great bands you hadn't heard of yet, there's plenty of discussions on breaking news, new releases, and ALOT of hype. Possibly the greatest resource is the yearly 1000 greatest albums of all time vote conducted by all users. Its a great way to discover fantastic old music.
NO DATA and MEDIAFIRE MAYHEM - www.nodata.tv and mediafiremayhem.blogspot.com
Probably the best of the rest as far as the blogs are concerned. Nodata is another blog that is updated heavily with a mix of newly leaked albums and older indie classics and back catalogues. Mediafire mayhem as it suggets, devotes its time to providing mediafire links to listen to albums - this can range from a Pink Floyd discography to the new big independent link. Not updated as often as Nodata and Bolachas, but great quality output.
Hope this helps -
Hugh.
Yep, where would I be without Pitchfork, reviews Monday to Friday, interviews, features, news, its professional music journalism that can be pretentious; but can almost kick start a bands career. When Pitchfork dishes out a best new music award, you know its going to be a solid release.
AT EASE COMMUNITY - www.ateaseweb.com
Sure, its Radiohead fansite. But look further. The 'other' music thread inside the ateaseweb message board is an absolute must for any music fan. Not only will you find threads devoted to great bands you hadn't heard of yet, there's plenty of discussions on breaking news, new releases, and ALOT of hype. Possibly the greatest resource is the yearly 1000 greatest albums of all time vote conducted by all users. Its a great way to discover fantastic old music.
NO DATA and MEDIAFIRE MAYHEM - www.nodata.tv and mediafiremayhem.blogspot.com
Probably the best of the rest as far as the blogs are concerned. Nodata is another blog that is updated heavily with a mix of newly leaked albums and older indie classics and back catalogues. Mediafire mayhem as it suggets, devotes its time to providing mediafire links to listen to albums - this can range from a Pink Floyd discography to the new big independent link. Not updated as often as Nodata and Bolachas, but great quality output.
Hope this helps -
Hugh.
new Mediafire Mayhem called MEDfireMANIA
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